Issues in Philosophy

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Writing for the Ten Percent

The following is adapted from my advice to aspiring writers of philosophical fiction at the Philosophy Through Fiction workshop at Oxford Brookes last June. I...
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Plot as argument, argument as plot (Part 3)

This is Part 3 of a 3-part series "Plot as argument, argument as plot".  Part 1: How I Came to Write a Philosophical Novel is available here....
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Plot as argument, argument as plot (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series "Plot as argument, argument as plot".  Part 1: How I Came to Write a Philosophical Novel is available...
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Plot as argument, argument as plot (Part 1)

At the Fiction Writing for Philosophers Workshop at Oxford Brookes University in June 2017, Dr. Sara L. Uckelman, the published speculative fiction writer and...
Apples, Books, Scissors, and Chalk

Teach Graduate Students How To Teach

There are two important aspects to professional academic work: academic research and course instruction. In a graduate program, coursework supports the transfer of knowledge...
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Knowing Others and Knowing Oneself

No one is an island and through shared experience we come to know each other. Yet the gap between what others say and who...
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Hearts and Minds: Are feelings a truer guide to reality?

Should intuition or reason guide us in our actions? Are feelings a truer guide to reality? In this week's video from the Institute of Art...
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Where the Philosophical and Literary Collide

Hugh D. Reynolds attended the Fiction Writing for Philosophers Workshop that was held at Oxford Brookes University on June 1-2, 2017 and supported by the...
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The Story of Romance

From love at first sight to falling head over heels, it seems love isn’t something we do but something that happens to us. Yet...
"Seeing, more or less" by Bryony Pierce

Fiction as Experimental Philosophy: Interview with Bryony Pierce

Bryony Pierce attended the Fiction Writing for Philosophers Workshop that was held at Oxford Brookes University on June 1-2, 2017 and here she reflects on...